I tried searching for an answer on this topic but couldn't find a definitive answer. Shouldn't the following code generate an error message? The groupings overlap. How would SAS decide where to put a value of "2" based on these groupings?
26 proc format;
27
27 ! value test
28 1-2='1-2'
29 2-3='2-3'
30 ;
NOTE: Format TEST has been output.
31 run;
NOTE: PROCEDURE FORMAT used (Total process time):
real time 0.05 seconds
cpu time 0.03 seconds
No it won't generate an error and it won't assign multiples, it uses the first instance or assume that's it's included.
You can control the boundaries using < to explicitly include or exclude.
proc format;
value test
1-<2 = '1-2'
2-3 = '2-3';
run;
data sample;
do i=1 to 4;
format i test.;
output;
end;
run;
No it won't generate an error and it won't assign multiples, it uses the first instance or assume that's it's included.
You can control the boundaries using < to explicitly include or exclude.
proc format;
value test
1-<2 = '1-2'
2-3 = '2-3';
run;
data sample;
do i=1 to 4;
format i test.;
output;
end;
run;
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